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(43) Date of publication: 18.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/29 (21) Application number: 16767465.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.09.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04R 9/06(2006.01) H04R 31/00(2006.01) H04R 7/20(2006.01) B81B 3/00(2006.01) H04R 7/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/050778 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/044625 (16.03.2017 Gazette 2017/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 10.09.2015 US 201562216755 P 28.07.2016 US 201615222539 (71) Applicant: Bose Corporation Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9168 (US)	(72) Inventors: GUTHY, Csaba Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9168 (US) NIELSEN, Ole Mattis Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9168 (US) HAYNER, Mark A. Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9168 (US) (74) Representative: Attali, Pascal  BOSE Intellectual Property 26-28 avenue de Winchester 78100 Saint Germain en Laye 78100 Saint Germain en Laye (FR)